The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte
@thesquidsink.com
Fantasy author writing mostly modern-ish novels and shorts.
Also enjoy food, birds, video and board games, and my dog.
https://thesquidsink.com/about/
Also enjoy food, birds, video and board games, and my dog.
https://thesquidsink.com/about/
You ever interact with someone who's extremely pretentious about how unpretentious they are?
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You ever interact with someone who's extremely pretentious about how unpretentious they are?
"I only use it to generate ideas & worldbuilding, I do all the writing myself"
No you don't. Be deliberate and thoughtful, not fast and lazy. There are lots of (fun!) ways to generate your own ideas, and they're better integrated when they're YOURS.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
No you don't. Be deliberate and thoughtful, not fast and lazy. There are lots of (fun!) ways to generate your own ideas, and they're better integrated when they're YOURS.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"I only use it to generate ideas & worldbuilding, I do all the writing myself"
No you don't. Be deliberate and thoughtful, not fast and lazy. There are lots of (fun!) ways to generate your own ideas, and they're better integrated when they're YOURS.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
No you don't. Be deliberate and thoughtful, not fast and lazy. There are lots of (fun!) ways to generate your own ideas, and they're better integrated when they're YOURS.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
Building IKEA furniture like it's my full time job.
What will it be like when we finally have time to just relax in the new house without an urgent to-do list?
What will it be like when we finally have time to just relax in the new house without an urgent to-do list?
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Building IKEA furniture like it's my full time job.
What will it be like when we finally have time to just relax in the new house without an urgent to-do list?
What will it be like when we finally have time to just relax in the new house without an urgent to-do list?
General manager forgot to tell us not to come in to work due to weather, so guess who was prepping boats for winter in the freeze and snow today?
This guy
This guy
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
General manager forgot to tell us not to come in to work due to weather, so guess who was prepping boats for winter in the freeze and snow today?
This guy
This guy
New early access chapter of Ravenshore's Antimagic in 1 hour!
Chapter 13 now free!
This week a dragon attacks - but not that dragon. The worse one.
Patreon: patreon.com/u94793856
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#writing #fantasy #fantasybooks #ravenshore
Chapter 13 now free!
This week a dragon attacks - but not that dragon. The worse one.
Patreon: patreon.com/u94793856
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#writing #fantasy #fantasybooks #ravenshore
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New early access chapter of Ravenshore's Antimagic in 1 hour!
Chapter 13 now free!
This week a dragon attacks - but not that dragon. The worse one.
Patreon: patreon.com/u94793856
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#writing #fantasy #fantasybooks #ravenshore
Chapter 13 now free!
This week a dragon attacks - but not that dragon. The worse one.
Patreon: patreon.com/u94793856
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#writing #fantasy #fantasybooks #ravenshore
For the third time in a week I'm starting a 3+ hour train ride and thinking about how I'm supposed to write and post a NSFW story for the 15th but I'm elbow-to-elbow with people who could read my screen with just a flick of their eyes
#writing #writerproblems #writingcommunity #smut #erotica #nsfw
#writing #writerproblems #writingcommunity #smut #erotica #nsfw
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
For the third time in a week I'm starting a 3+ hour train ride and thinking about how I'm supposed to write and post a NSFW story for the 15th but I'm elbow-to-elbow with people who could read my screen with just a flick of their eyes
#writing #writerproblems #writingcommunity #smut #erotica #nsfw
#writing #writerproblems #writingcommunity #smut #erotica #nsfw
I'm doing it. In the rain. Is this dumb? Is this a mistake?
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'm doing it. In the rain. Is this dumb? Is this a mistake?
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November (twentieth anniversary theatrical re-release in 2026!)
youtu.be/3ge0navn9E0
#movies #VforVendetta
youtu.be/3ge0navn9E0
#movies #VforVendetta
V for Vendetta 20th Anniversary Announcement | ONE YEAR FROM TONIGHT
YouTube video by Fathom Entertainment
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Remember, remember, the 5th of November (twentieth anniversary theatrical re-release in 2026!)
youtu.be/3ge0navn9E0
#movies #VforVendetta
youtu.be/3ge0navn9E0
#movies #VforVendetta
"Now that you've finished assembling your BESTA, we are thrilled to reveal that those screws from step 2 should have been tightened with a wrench :)"
#ikea #thatwouldhavebeennicetoknowtwentytwopagesago
#ikea #thatwouldhavebeennicetoknowtwentytwopagesago
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Now that you've finished assembling your BESTA, we are thrilled to reveal that those screws from step 2 should have been tightened with a wrench :)"
#ikea #thatwouldhavebeennicetoknowtwentytwopagesago
#ikea #thatwouldhavebeennicetoknowtwentytwopagesago
Poor chonky raccoon still can't reach the bird feeder
#raccoon #raccoons #trashpanda #trashpandas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #toronto #ontario
#raccoon #raccoons #trashpanda #trashpandas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #toronto #ontario
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Poor chonky raccoon still can't reach the bird feeder
#raccoon #raccoons #trashpanda #trashpandas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #toronto #ontario
#raccoon #raccoons #trashpanda #trashpandas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #toronto #ontario
Slinky around the bird feeder pole keeps unwanted guests away.
(wondering if I should be doing something about these rats though. No evidence they are or have ever been inside the new house, but...)
#birds #birding #rat #rats #birdfeeder
(wondering if I should be doing something about these rats though. No evidence they are or have ever been inside the new house, but...)
#birds #birding #rat #rats #birdfeeder
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Slinky around the bird feeder pole keeps unwanted guests away.
(wondering if I should be doing something about these rats though. No evidence they are or have ever been inside the new house, but...)
#birds #birding #rat #rats #birdfeeder
(wondering if I should be doing something about these rats though. No evidence they are or have ever been inside the new house, but...)
#birds #birding #rat #rats #birdfeeder
Been trying out Arc Raiders. Chiller than I expected. Looks great, runs great, solves a lot of the PvP problems I have with extraction shooters. Promising!
And I can wear a poncho and cowboy hat, which is a big selling point for me personally.
#videogames #arcraiders
And I can wear a poncho and cowboy hat, which is a big selling point for me personally.
#videogames #arcraiders
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Been trying out Arc Raiders. Chiller than I expected. Looks great, runs great, solves a lot of the PvP problems I have with extraction shooters. Promising!
And I can wear a poncho and cowboy hat, which is a big selling point for me personally.
#videogames #arcraiders
And I can wear a poncho and cowboy hat, which is a big selling point for me personally.
#videogames #arcraiders
So busy these next few weeks. Hope I have time to write. A little stressed about it, but at least it's good busy with game nights, change of work, and house stuff.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
So busy these next few weeks. Hope I have time to write. A little stressed about it, but at least it's good busy with game nights, change of work, and house stuff.
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Short story day!
Posting a WIP that I have change notes for, so you can see what's different later (and maybe we spot the same things?).
A military scout on leave goes birdwatching.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/outrid...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#fantasy #shortstories
Posting a WIP that I have change notes for, so you can see what's different later (and maybe we spot the same things?).
A military scout on leave goes birdwatching.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/outrid...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#fantasy #shortstories
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November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Short story day!
Posting a WIP that I have change notes for, so you can see what's different later (and maybe we spot the same things?).
A military scout on leave goes birdwatching.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/outrid...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#fantasy #shortstories
Posting a WIP that I have change notes for, so you can see what's different later (and maybe we spot the same things?).
A military scout on leave goes birdwatching.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/outrid...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...
#fantasy #shortstories
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Not to brag but I just had an eye exam and was told I have extremely healthy eyes and optic nerves.
(And apparently a birth mark on the interior of my right eye)
(And apparently a birth mark on the interior of my right eye)
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not to brag but I just had an eye exam and was told I have extremely healthy eyes and optic nerves.
(And apparently a birth mark on the interior of my right eye)
(And apparently a birth mark on the interior of my right eye)
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fell off a boat today. Luckily it was only about 2.5m and I have flawless reflexes and landed on my feet like a middle aged cat.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fell off a boat today. Luckily it was only about 2.5m and I have flawless reflexes and landed on my feet like a middle aged cat.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
Now that I'm a homeowner I'm thinking a lot more about "save money and do it myself" vs "save time and have a professional do it"
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Now that I'm a homeowner I'm thinking a lot more about "save money and do it myself" vs "save time and have a professional do it"
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
100% achievements in Hades 2!
Wrapped up with Great Chaos Below, relying on Xinth's omega special... and didn't get a special boon until the final boss shop. Somehow managed it though!
#hades #hades2 #videogames
Wrapped up with Great Chaos Below, relying on Xinth's omega special... and didn't get a special boon until the final boss shop. Somehow managed it though!
#hades #hades2 #videogames
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
100% achievements in Hades 2!
Wrapped up with Great Chaos Below, relying on Xinth's omega special... and didn't get a special boon until the final boss shop. Somehow managed it though!
#hades #hades2 #videogames
Wrapped up with Great Chaos Below, relying on Xinth's omega special... and didn't get a special boon until the final boss shop. Somehow managed it though!
#hades #hades2 #videogames